Madness' iconic 'Our House' sold for £565k

Take a tour of the hot homes with star connections, including the house that featured in the 1982 ‘Our House’ music video, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini's new Hertfordshire mansion, and Nick Grimshaw's X Factor judge's house designed by Kate Moss, plus a string of glamorous homes snapped up by celebrities all over the world...

Madness' iconic 'Our House' sold for £565k

Madness' iconic 'Our House' sold for £565k

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Pure madness: 'Our house' snapped up

The house that featured in the 1982 ‘Our House’ music video for Madness’s iconic song has been snapped up for its asking price of £565,000, in Willesden, north-west London. (Scroll right...)

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Inside The House of Madness

Its claim to fame was embraced by the owner who used Madness lyrics in the property description on www.purplebricks.com: “Welcome to our “House of Fun”, a fantastic family home with a perfect blend of modern and traditional features throughout... it is “One Step Beyond” the norm for the area... when you’ve seen it once, you’ll be “Lovestruck”, and you will no longer need to “Keep Moving.” (Scroll right...)

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A history of Madness

‘Our House’ was Madness’s biggest international hit - first released in 1982 and selling millions of copies around the world. It was their most successful hit in the US, reaching #7 in the Billboard Top 100, went to number one in Sweden, and scooped the “Best Song” award at the 1983 Ivor Novella Awards.

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​£5.25m for a slice of movie history

£5.25 million

This Grade II-listed four-bedroom house for sale in Holland Park was the home of Richard E Grant in the 1995 film Jack & Sarah, which also starred Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen. The house, with views over a communal garden and St James’s Church, is full of character and has been in the same family for 58 years.

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Cheryl's new Herts home

£5 million

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is reported to have just snapped up a six-bedroom mansion in Radlett, Hertfordshire with her husband Jean-Bernard. It comes complete with six bathrooms, a gym, swimming pool, steam room, rooftop bar and a cinema.

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​Sean Bean's former A-list address

£3.5 million

A prestigious Belsize Park mews, famous for its well-known residents, has a house for sale. The four-bedroom property with a large private roof terrace is at the head of cobbled Daleham Mews, where the likes of former Bond villain and Game of Thrones star Sean Bean lived.

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​Grimmy's X Factor house is for sale

The Barnhouse, at luxurious Cotswolds development The Lakes by yoo, is so stunning that the boys in Nick Grimshaw's category were more than happy to stay in the UK instead of jetting off abroad. The five-bedroom waterside home is also the launch project for Kate Moss’s new career as an interior decorator.

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Photographer to the stars sells NY home

£1.55 million

Acclaimed photographer Robyn Lea who has worked with a long list of the world’s most beautiful people, including supermodel Claudia Schiffer, is selling her cottage. Lea has created a rustic look around original features in the colonial-style five-bedroom property such as a limestone fireplace and a stone sun room with French doors — an irresistible space.

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​Spectre cast's safe house is for sale

£1.25 million

In between shooting scenes for Spectre, the 007 crew would use new luxury SW1 development Riverwalk as a safe house. The block has 116 state-of-the-art one, two, three and four bedroom apartments and penthouses, perfect for a martini whilst admiring the capital’s skyline.

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Flats come with Becks appeal

£3.5 million

Victoria Beckham's former design studio has been converted into two luxury apartments. The three-bedroom East and West flats are on the first floor of a former industrial warehouse in Ransome's Dock, adjacent to Vivienne Westwood's fashion house, and are for sale for £3.5 million.

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​Eva shows Tom the money

£7.39 million

Desperate Housewives star, Eva Longoria, has paid £1.2 million under the asking price for Tom Cruise's Hollywood Hills estate which includes a three-bedroom main residence with Italian farmhouse kitchen and a four-bedroom guest house in the grounds.

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​Caine seems keen on the waterfront

£1.55 million

Michael Caine and his wife Shakira already own a 20-acre mansion in Surrey and a Chelsea Harbour Penthouse but they are showing an interest in the swankey Chelsea Waterfront apartments overlooking the Thames at Lots Road. Two to five bedroom flats sell for upwards of £1.55 million at the development.

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Britney Spears bags a 'bargain' price on a Californian mansion

£4.7 million

Pop princess Britney Spears recently spotted an opportunity to splash out on a lavish mansion in California after its price had been lowered from £7.7 million. Nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains, the 13,264 sq-ft estate has an infinity pool, tennis court and golf course.

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Gok Wan is selling his home near Hampstead Heath

£2.3 million

Style guru Gok Wan is selling his three-bedroom, mid-terraced period house opposite Hampstead Heath. When asked what he loved about it, he replied, “There are very few oases in central London where beautiful country walks are literally on your door step...a perfect blend of city living combined with nature’s biggest gift, beauty.”

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Period coach house on the grounds of famous filming spot for sale

£1.65 million

A former coach house within the grounds of the Butts conservation area in Brentwood (a popular filming spot with credits including Miss Potter, Finding Neverland and Mr Selfridge), offers a luxurious blend of original Georgian features teamed with stylish contemporary finishes.

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A remarkable renovation in Knightsbridge delves two storeys underground

£6.75 million

This renovated house in Donne Place, Knightsbridge, was once home to inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who launched the home computer for less than £100. It now offers a masterclass in bling basements. The four-bedroom property has been revamped to include "double decker" underground levels, with a cinema and gym.

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Angelina's childhood home is for sale

£1.3 million

Hollywood A-lister Jolie grew up in a mid-century modern house in New York with her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, in the Eighties. The four-bedroom property sits in two acres in rural Rockland County and is now listed for sale following a major revamp over the past year.

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TV psychic Uri Geller's home is for sale

£15 million

The illusionist, Uri Geller, has decided to sell his nine-bedroom Berkshire mansion to return to Israel more than four decades after leaving. The 12,000 sq ft home was modelled on the White House when it was built 50 years ago and includes a cinema room, bar, gym and a Poggenpohl kitchen. Take a tour...

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See inside this year's £17k-a-month Apprentice house

This year's Apprentice contestants have been living in luxury. For two months, Lord Sugar’s 18 recruits retired to a 6,500sq ft Georgian house in Bloomsbury. The six-bedroom property’s period features stand strong but the interiors have been refurbished in recent years with a striking, modern style.

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Hollywood Legend sells Irish home

£1.3 million

Actress Maureen O’Hara, pictured in her heyday in the Fifties, has sold her romantic five-bedroom cottage in Co Cork with Christie’s International Real Estate. Lugdine Park looks out over Glengarriff Bay and has 35 acres of land that includes two private islands and a secluded beach.

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East Sussex's answer to the National Portrait gallery is for sale

£550,000

Kester house, a thriving bed & breakfast business in East Sussex, has a remarkable history as a memorial art gallery displaying the works of 19th-century watercolourist Hercules Brabazon who lived nearby. It is for sale through Jackson-Stops & Staff (01580 720000).

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Mr Turner movie set for sale

£2.85 million

Styled to blend period features with modern design, this six-bedroom, three-bathroom property in Woolwich featured in Mr Turner - the biopic on the landscape painter JMW Turner starring Timothy Spall, inset - and is now for sale with Foxtons (020 8432 7200).

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​Royal babies spark push for Paddington

£3,300 a week

There has been a surge in demand from wealthy overseas couples expecting a baby for short-term lets close to St Mary's Hospital, where the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth. This modern three-bedroom duplex, on the market for £3,300 a week, will surely spark appeal. See our property guide to Paddington here.

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Taylor's slice of movie history

£16.5 million

Taylor Swift has bought one of Beverly Hills’ most prestigious properties. The pop star apparently paid £16.5 million in cash for the home, which was built for producer Samuel Goldwyn (the G in MGM) in 1934.

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​Hadid’s futuristic apartments hit the market

£3.2m to £33m

Apartments are now for sale in Zaha Hadid's first New York residential building. The celebrated architect has opted for a sculptural design, instead of NYC’s more traditional rectangular style.The 11-storey scheme has 39 luxury residences, some of which feature 11-feet high ceilings. Prices range from £3.2 million to £33 million.

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Quinn's Fog House is for sale

£3.95 million

The former Clerkenwell studio of Young British Artist Marc Quinn is for sale. The sculptor, best known for his statue of a pregnant Alison Lapper, which was installed on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, moved out so that the brick warehouse could be converted into a live-work space by architect-to-the-stars, David Adjaye.

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​Apple design guru to sell unique London pad

£12 million

Celebrated technology designer Ross Lovegrove is selling his west London home. Adorned with unique design features such as a dramatic spiral staircase and large open-place rooms filled with light, the three-bedroom property also boasts a roof terrace and has eco-aware technology throughout.

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Actor Jamie Dornan sells holiday home

£500,000

Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan has sold his Gloucestershire holiday home. He and wife Amelia Warner, aka musician Slow Moving Millie, put the Cotswold stone cottage, on the market in May. Quirky features at the three-bedroom semi-detached home include a monogrammed wall in the kitchen.

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​Footballer forced to slash asking price

£2.95 million

Sunderland footballer Wes Brown and his wife, reality TV star Leanne Wassell, have knocked more than £1 million off an initial asking price of £4 million (back in 2010) in a struggle to sell their home. The house in the local village of Prestbury has five bedrooms, a cinema, and an impressive indoor pool and spa. Celebrities living nearby include fellow footballing icon Wayne Rooney.

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Juicy Couture founder sells Beverly Hills mansion

£32.8 million

Fashion designer, Pamela Skaist-Levy and her husband, film director-producer Jeff Levy, are reportedly selling their Thirties-built manor house. The couple bought the eight-bedroom, 10-bathroom home in 2005 for £11.4 million from former Ticketmaster CEO Fred Rosen, so they stand to make a very healthy profit.

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Rent Emily's LA bolthole

£395 per night

The former home of British actress Emily Blunt and her actor/director husband John Krasinski is available to rent. The Hollywood Hills property, where the A-list couple lived for more than two years, is now listed on airbnb and features six bedrooms, three bathrooms and an open plan living and kitchen area.

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Kate and Johnny's former love nest is for sale

£9.71 million

Once the love nest of supermodel Kate Moss and actor Johnny Depp, this new york apartment is for sale. The former couple rented the entire building when they dated but it is now split into a duplex penthouse, one-bedroom flat, a garden duplex and a two-bedroom carriage house.

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​Buy a Legends movie backdrop

£2.375 million

Eagle-eyed filmgoers will recognise this property in Whittlesey Street near Waterloo. The two-bedroom house is the backdrop to scenes in new Kray Twins movie Legend, starring Tom Hardy, and is now on the market for £2.375 million.

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Maggie's Downton home finds a buyer

£6 million

Fans of ITV's hit show Downton Abbey will recognise Byfleet Manor as Dower House, home to Lady Violet Crawley, the dowager played by Dame Maggie Smith. The 17th-century home was put on the market for £3.95 million in May and, after attracting interest from around the globe, the entire estate has been snapped up by a British buyer... READ MORE

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​Country ballroom is a real knockout

£2 million

The ideal home for Strictly Come Dancing contestants is on the market, featuring a ballroom and viewing gallery that are ideal for anyone keen to perfect their Rumba moves in the comfort of their own home. The six-bedroom country retreat would be especially suited to pro boxer Anthony Ogogo as it also has a boxing ring.

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Pink Floyd’s Highgate house

£3 million

The Highate house where Pink Floyd lived when the band first formed, and when their first record deal with EMI was signed in 1967, is for sale. The three-storey house has been refurbished after it was snapped up at auction for £1.2 million in 2012. It has a slick new look with a large garden and roof terrace.

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​No takers for Laurence’s changing rooms

£1.6 million

Interior designer, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen originally listed his six-bedroom Gloucestershire farmhouse in 2014. However, after it failed to sell he replaced his flamboyant decor with a more neutral scheme. Despite its grand 16th century features, gardens, coach house and pretty surroundings, the right buyer does not seem to have come along.

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Be close to Paris in her Ibiza lovenest

£2.8 million

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has posted pictures on Instagram from her Austrian billionaire boyfriend Thomas Gross’s £7 million Ibiza home. If you want a glamorous neighbour, a nearby three-bedroom villa is up for sale at £2.8 million. The property has amazing sea views, large terraces and heated swimming pool - ideal for White Isle-worthy parties.

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The A Team boy deserves a £6.5m St Pancras penthouse

£6.55 million

Ed Sheeran is rumoured to be viewing a penthouse apartment at Grade I-listed St Pancras Chambers in King’s Cross. The stunning triplex features 44ft-high ceilings and covers 3,077sq ft. Sheeran, who is reportedly worth £22 million, has certainly come a long way since his sofa surfing days. Read more...

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Scrum down at Moody's Wiltshire home

£150 a night

English rugby legend Lewis Moody is inviting fans to stay at his family home — as long as they sing the UK National Anthem each morning. He has listed the four-bedroom house in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, on Airbnb in time for the Rugby World Cup. Read more...

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Net a soccer home

Former England footballer Phil Neville is selling his Cheshire home after moving to Spain. The six-bedroom home has a cinema, gym and sauna, an indoor swimming pool and a football pitch. Neville has hung shirts from former Manchester United team mates including his brother Gary, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, but these may not be included in the sale.

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Julianne’s A-list retreat

£2.2 million

Oscar-winning actress Julianna Moore is selling her home in New York's East Hampton. With three bedrooms, a swimming pool and lovely beach views, the cottage would make a great spot for barbecues. Rumour has it that the star is looking for a bigger place.

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​A stunning river view sets the stage

£999,950

The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s inaugural season starts at the Garrick Theatre next month, with Judi Dench and Branagh himself set to perform. The theatre is named after the British Shakespearean actor/producer David Garrick and now there's a four-bedroom flat in his former home in Hampton for sale.